The meaning of VOLLEY is the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground; also : a return of the ball before it touches the ground. How to use volley in a sentence.

In sports, if someone volleys the ball or if they volley, they hit the ball before it touches the ground. He volleyed the ball spectacularly into the far corner of the net.

VOLLEY definition: the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms. See examples of volley used in a sentence.

Definition of volley noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 11, 2025 · volley (plural volleys) The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired. quotations

VOLLEY definition: 1. a large number of bullets (seeming to be) fired at the same time: 2. a lot of similar things…. Learn more.

To move or be directed rapidly, forcefully, or loudly in a mass or series: The hailstones volleyed down. Charges and countercharges volleyed through the courtroom. [French volée, from Old French, from …

a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession: a volley of protests. the return of a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton, before it hits the ground. a rally. v. [~ + object] to shoot …

When an attacking army lets loose a barrage of bullets all at once, it's called a volley. A volley of bullets, arrows, or rocks describes a large number of them being shot or thrown simultaneously.

The tank was hit by a volley of bullets. She was overwhelmed by a volley of questions from the press. She volleyed the shot over the net.